Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 160 | 160 | 123 | 106 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 80 | 184 | 188 | 218 | 249 | 281 | 386 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.83m | 1:18PM2.00m | 1:39AM1.89m | 2:10PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.10m | 7:31PM0.16m | 7:49AM0.05m | 8:23PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 150 | 160 | 160 | 123 | 106 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 80 | 184 | 188 | 218 | 249 | 281 | 11 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 30 | 386 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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